2024 elections; Milwaukee’s Latino community reacts to Trump’s victory

MILWAUKEE – A key part of Donald Trump’s success has been the Latino vote.

In Latino neighborhoods like Milwaukee’s south side, mixed emotions remain following the presidential election results.

A Fox News analysis of 2024 voters nationally and in Wisconsin shows Latino votes favoring Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

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“I truly believe in the work we do in this office and in our partners who work outside of this office,” said Pastor Marty Calderon. “I mean, they’re fussing over there. We’re right next door.”

The numbers reflect a 40-year trend in Latino support for Democratic candidates.

But polls show Latino support for Democrats has dropped slightly.

“It was a surprise, but it wasn’t just a surprise in Wisconsin,” said Christine Neumann-Ortiz, co-founder and executive director of Voces de la Frontera. “But this is a broader MAGA movement that includes people of color and women, and I think we feel like we’ve been here before.”

A Fox News analysis of 2020 voters shows that 63% of the nation’s Latino vote went to President Joe Biden. In 2024, Harris received only 56%.

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“From the beginning, we recognized that there were problems with people not recognizing the threat that Trump poses to the Latino community and others,” Neumann-Ortiz said.

Community members are now considering next steps.

“I think it has to do with faith,” Calderon said. “I think it has to do with borders, what happens to borders. I think it has to do with economics and also with law, law and order.”